Foot rest



July 25, 1933,

F. A. ALSEN FOOT REST Filed Feb. 12, 1931 rney.

Patented July 25, 1933 .JATE,

ms A. ALSEN,1 orfcnrcaeo, ILLINOIS f room Ruse U Application filed February 12, 1931. Serial No. 515,165.

-The invention relates to improvements in foot-rests and particularly to an improved device adapted to be secured readily to a vertical support to provide a novel foot-rest and shoe cloth container.

An object of the invention is to provide an improved device of the character referred to which may readily be folded vertically against the support when not in use.

- Another object is to provide a device of the character referred to having novel means therein for retaining a shoe cloth.

Another object is to provide a device of the character described with improved means to afford ready access to a shoe cloth contained therein, and to provide a firm support upon which to rest the foot.

Another object is to provide an improved foot-rest which may be inexpensively manufactured and readily attached to or built in a support, such as on or in a wall, a door, or some suitable piece of furniture.

The foregoing and such other objects of the invention as will appear hereinafter as the description proceeds, will be more readily understood from a perusal of the following specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the improved device in position for use, shown mounted upon a wall, or other vertical support.

Fig. 2 is a front elevational view of the improved device, showing the foot-rest 1n folded position.

Fig. 3 is a vertical central sectional view taken substantially on line 3-3 of Fig. 2,

' showing the foot-rest in horizontal position in dotted lines.

Fig. 4 is a View showing a modified form of the device, wherein said device is built into a wall, or the like.

Fig. 5 is a perspective View of another modification of the device, showing a device adapted to be hung upon a wall, or the like. The foot-rest hereinbefore referred to is particularly adapted to be mounted in any desirable position without detracting from the appearance of a room or building. It is common practice, especially in a home, for a person to place his foot upon a chair, or other This often results in scratching or otherwise marring the furn ture and is inconvenient and unt1dy-as the shoe cloth or other article piece of furniture, while wiping his shoes.

employed is often left lying around, or is 55 misplaced.

The improved device shown in Figs. 1 to 3, inclusive, is designed to contain a-shoe clothwhichishiddenfrom View when the foot-- rest is in non-usable position andwhichis readily accessible immediately upon placing the foot-rest in such position as to provide a support for the foot. 7 As shown, the device preferably comprises, a suitable mounting bracket 11, cast or stamped with a plurality of openings therein ,forreceiving mounting screws 12. The bracket 11 preferably. is formed with a forwardly projecting off-set portion 13 having apertured parallel ears or bearings 14 extending upwardly from each -si de wall thereof.

A foot-rest 15, also cast or stamped hollow to provide a shallow receptacle therein, is pivotally mounted, adjacent one end, between the bearings 14 by a suitable pin 16. The foot-rest 15 is adapted to be thrown into vertical position and held pressed in that position, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, by a suitable leaf spring 17 fixedly secured at one end on the inside face of the olf-set portion 13. The free end of said spring is adapted to engage a lip 18 formed on the pivotal end of the foot-rest. Any suitable'yieldable means, such as coil spring 19, extends laterally below the open side of the foot-rest 15, substantially midway between its ends, to provide means for retaining a shoe cloth 21 within the receptacle in said foot-rest 15.

When the device is to be used, the footrest 15 is swung substantially into a horizontal position against the action of spring 17, such as is shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3 and in full lines in Fig. 1. While in this position, the foot-rest abuts and is supported by the upper edge of the front wall 22 of the off-set portion 13. The spring 17 also tends to retain the foot-rest in this position.

It can readily be understood that a device such as that described and illustrated will not detract from the general appearance of theb to room in which it is placed, and will provide a very useful device containing removable means for wiping shoes and for supporting the foot while the shoe is being wiped.

The operation and adaptation of the device illustrated in Fig. 4 is substantially like that form previously described. However, the pivotally mounted foot-rest 23 provides a closure for a receptacle 24 built within a wall, door, or the like. The receptacle 24 may be of suflicient size to contain all the necessary articles for polishing or wiping off shoes. Upwardly and outwardlly turned lips 25, one formed on each longitudinal edge of the '7 closure 23 adjacent its innermost end, are adapted to-engage behind the frame '26 of the receptacle 2 k to provide a rigid support for the closure when said closure is positioned horizontally, as shown, to provide a foot-rest.

Fig. 5 shows a device applicable for mounting upon a wall, or piece of furniture, consisting of a suitable pad 27 having an eyelet,

or other supporting means 28: on one edge.

Suitable pockets 29, adapted to receive a shoe cloth, may beprovided on the rear side of the pad and when the pad is hung in place, the shoe cloth is hidden from view. In use, the pad serves as a cover for the chair, or other articleupon which the foot may be placed. It can readily be understood that the improved device as shown in its several forms, is useful and practical, and may be manufactured inexpensively.

Although exemplary forms of the device have been illustrated in the accompanying drawing and described in detail in the foregoing specification, it is to be understood that the improved device may embody various changes in structural detail or form without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A shoe shine foot support comprising an attaching member, a foot rest pivotally mounted intermediate the ends of the foot rest on the attaching member, and a spring reacting against the attaching member and the end of the foot rest adjacent the attaching member for resiliently urging the rest to an inoperative position.

2. A foot support comprising an attaching member, a foot rest pivotally mounted 011 said attaching member, said foot rest being hollowed to house shoe shining appurtenances, said foot rest being pivoted intermediate its ends on said attaching member, and spring means reacting against the attaching member and the adjacent end of the foot rest to urge the foot rest to an inoperative position.

' FRED A. ALSEN. 

